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CROSSWORD

. . . AND REGISTRATI­ON, PLEASE

- BY Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1 Comes down in buckets 6 Musical with the song “Memory” 10 Cartoonist Addams, familiarly 14 Shop lingo 15 Tennis stadium near Citi Field 16 Macho man 17 Treat for a trick 19 Prefix with trust or rust 20 Nineveh’s kingdom 21 Malia, to Sasha 23 Golden calf et al. 26 Bonnie and Clyde job 27 Process, as sugar 31 Like an instinct 33 “Amores” poet 34 Baskin- Robbins serving 35 “Frankenfoo­d” letters 38 Recruit’s fare 39 Utters, as invectives 40 Mark for life 41 Blond shade 42 Itty- bitty 43 Weight of an empty truck 44 Goals to strive for 46 Blows one’s stack 48 Guitarist’s gizmo 50 Leave undisturbe­d 52 Diesel or Wankel 54 Brief operatic solo 59 Goes public with 60 Second Amendment issue 63 Santa suit stainer 64 Many a Dust Bowl migrant 65 Chopin practice piece 66 Some pass catchers 67 FedExed, say 68 Marsh growths

DOWN

1 Bit of vocal fanfare 2 Libidinous god 3 Faberge collectibl­es 4 “___- Dick” 5 Blend with a spoon, maybe 6 Source of chocolate 7 Tempe sch. 8 Summer weather fig. 9 Groups of gym reps 10 Beer after a shot 11 Headgear for Elmer Fudd 12 Pays for a hand 13 Poodle ___ ( 1950s wear) 18 Pro or con, in a debate 22 Stack- serving chain 24 Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 60- Across and 11and 29- Down 25 Like Buffalo winters 27 “Arrivederc­i, ___” 28 Lead- ins to holidays 29 Party boat rental 30 Proofs of age ( Abbr.) 32 Fenway team, on scoreboard­s 34 Say “B- E- E,” say 36 Place to shop 37 Lode yields 39 Neptune’s domain 40 Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character) 42 Fork- tailed shorebird 45 Paine and Jefferson, theologica­lly 46 Zaragoza’s river 47 Rob who played Michael Stivic 48 Pick on playfully 49 USSR part 51 “Be silent,” on a score 53 Causes of some celebrity clashes 55 Suffix with kitchen or towel 56 In alignment 57 Sondheim’s “Sweeney ___” 58 Pub round 61 Island strings, for short 62 Diarist Anais

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© Andrews McMeel 2/ 23

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